Stacy Lewis Retirement: Top 5 Moments of Her LPGA Career, Ranked

“Never in a million years would I have thought this journey playing golf would still be going in 2025, but the time has come to put the clubs away,” Stacy Lewis wrote on social media, updating the fans and entire golf community about her decision. The 40-year-old American professional officially retired from professional golf two days after her last participation at the Kroger Queen City Championship (September 11-14), finishing T66.

The American turned professional in 2008 after graduating from the University of Arkansas and joined the LPGA Tour in 2009. Since then, Lewis, in her 16 years of professional journey, has achieved multiple milestones. She bagged two major championships (2011 Chevron Championship and 2013 Women’s British Open) and 12 other professional wins. But now, the journey has come to an end as she wrote the reason for it. Lewis wrote, “I am going to miss the LPGA Tour family and this part of my life, but my body has told me it’s time.”

At her age of 40, it is a toll on her body to continue the journey. However, she has created some glorious memories over the past 16 years. So let’s take a look at the top Stacy Lewis moments as an LPGA professional.

Top 5 Stacy Lewis moments in her LPGA career

Domination at the Curtis Cup 2008

At the age of 23 years, Stacy Lewis showcased dominance at the Curtis Cup. The American team defeated its Great Britain & Ireland counterparts, 13-7. But with that win, Lewis has the most significant contribution as she won all five of her matches. Not only that, but she became the first-ever player to achieve such a feat in the biennial contest. The performance even showcased her ability to thrive under pressure as an established star even before turning professional. The event teed off at St. Andrews, which began her journey to clinch the major, i.e., the Women’s British Open.

First Major Win

Two years into the LPGA Tour, Lewis won her first event, which was a major. In 2011, she won the Kraft Nabisco Championship, which is now known as the Chevron Championship. The golfer, since the first round, was dominating and cementing her place on the leaderboard. She shot rounds of 66 and 69 to stay at the top. But in the third round, the World No. 1 Yani Tseng took over as Lewis shot 71 in the third round. With the final round to come and the final opportunity for Lewis, she showcased the best of her skillset. With a round of 69 in the fourth, Lewis covered the lead of 2 strokes and gained a three-stroke advantage over Tseng to clinch her first major win.

Iconic victory at the Women’s British Open

The win at the Chevron Championship was a milestone for Lewis, but her exceptional record at St. Andrews as an amateur still required a stamp as a pro. To do that, in 2013, Stacy Lewis featured at the Women’s British Open but didn’t have the best start. She was in the top 10 but was still shy of five strokes. But after the third round, Lewis started her comeback with a round of 69, jumping to second position.

What happened next was simply unexpected. Lewis, in the fourth round, hit the perfect 5-iron shot on the 17th to card a birdie. In fact, for that, she also said, “By far the best golf shot of my career.” After that, she added another birdie to have a two-stroke lead for her second major win. With rounds of 67-72-69-72, she concluded the round with eight under, 280 to claim $402,584 as the winner.

Unmatched consistency at theVare Trophy

With outstanding achievements in 2013 and 2014, Stacy Lewis continued to dominate at the Vare Trophy as well. In 2013, she recorded a scoring average of 69.48, which became the lowest on the LPGA Tour. Later, in 2014, she retained her trophy with a scoring average of 69.532. In fact, she won three wins in each season, denoting her consistency.

The journey to be the best in OWGR

Lewis, with her consistency, climbed the ladder in the world ranking, and in 2013, she became the world no.1 for the first time. She stood in the position for 4 weeks. Later, she regained the spot again in June 2014, but this time it was for 21 weeks. Additionally, with that, she became the LPGA Player of the Year. In fact, in 2014, she earned the top honors of Player of the Year, Vare Trophy (lowest scoring average), and Money Title. With multiple accolades, she became the first American woman to do so since Betsy King in 1993.

With the historic achievements, Stacy Lewis has made numerous memorable memories in her career. Which one is the best, according to you? Share with us in the comments below.